Maison

Morpheme

Maison

Type

free base

Denotation

dwell, lodge, stay, abide

Etymology

Middle French maison; Old French maisun, meson; Latin mānsiōnem, from mānsiō, from manēre

Evidence

maison, maisonette, maisons

Notes

<n> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable
maison and mansion are doublets

See Also

Mane, Main, Mainder, Manse, Mas, Manor, Maenor, Mene